In computing, turning the obvious into the useful is a living definition of the word 'frustration'.

The end of history will be a very sad time. The struggle for recognition, the willingness to risk one's life for a purely abstract goal, the worldwide ideological struggle that called forth daring, courage, imagination, and idealism, will be replaced by economic calculation, the endless solving of technical problems, environmental concerns, and the satisfaction of sophisticated consumer demands.

The key to success is to focus on the long term and not get distracted by short-term fluctuations.

Myth is a type of speech chosen by history: it cannot possibly evolve from the 'nature' of things.